{"id":14417,"date":"2018-10-22T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T09:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/sclerotinia-disease\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T12:34:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T11:34:44","slug":"sclerotinia-disease","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/sclerotinia-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Sclerotinia disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]This fungus affects plants in moist, dark and warm environments (15-21°C). The plant becomes covered with woolly fungal fluff, wilts and dies.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1704886416800{padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Also known as:<\/em>
\nLettuce<\/a> drop
\nWhite mold
\nSclerotinia Rot (Belgian endive<\/a>)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2517″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Sclerotinia disease<\/strong> (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum)<\/em>. This fungus affects plants in moist, dark and warm environments (15-21°C). The plant becomes covered with woolly fungal fluff, wilts and dies.
\nRoots and stems turn black and slimy. Black sclerotia fall to the soil and appear on plant debris. These sclerotia become active after several weeks to years. Black globules of fungal tissue (sclerotia)<\/em>, resembling rat droppings, form in the affected stems.<\/p>\n

Similar or related to sclerotinia disease:<\/em>
\nGladioli white mold (Stromatinia gladioli)<\/em>
\nBulbs<\/a> white mold (Sclerotinia bulborum)<\/em>
\nLettuce drop (Sclerotinia minor)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Where to find” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1537946500082{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1625990385502{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n